converb
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from German Konverb. By surface analysis, con- + verb; compare adverb and conjunctive.
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editNoun
editconverb (plural converbs)
- (linguistics) A non-finite verb form that serves to express adverbial subordination.
- (Yiddish linguistics) A verb with a stressed, separable prefix.
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